Comments on: 99% of 18-24 Year Olds On Social Media, But Only 22% Use Twitter

By: sujan

sujan — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 12:42:21 +0000

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By: Brennan

Brennan — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 16:17:08 +0000

I have asked numerous people who frequent facebook and myspace about twitter. They basically all say the same thing as far as twitter doesn’t do anything they can’t do on the other social networks already and you cannot put pictures into a profile etc. I guess some people think it is fun but really I wonder how many internet marketers would use it if the traffic wasn’t so great from it. To me twitter is a must use right now for companies but is probably just a trend.

By: Kate

Kate — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 15:49:18 +0000

I think many people in this age group feel as if they have no use for Twitter. From my experience, my friends enjoy Facebook and Myspace because it is so easy to “stalk” one another ie check out photos, status messages, wall posts, etc. Most of them have only heard of Twitter because of celebrities and would never even think of utilizing it for business, personal branding, etc.

By: Robert

Robert — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 14:36:58 +0000

Twitter is only really “cool” if you know people who you’re following ahead of time. It’s not much of a place to get noticed, it’s more of a place where you can stay noticed. Facebook, myspace etc. are more “fun”, and you’ll get more friends and followers from the start.

By: Desiree

Desiree — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 14:31:13 +0000

This is an interesting post as I spoke with a Gen Y last week and she said she didn't get Twitter either. I think that Twitter is like being able to buy a fully loaded car (say Facebook) and then you try and drive a Flintstone car...(where's the wheels? What! I have to use my feet?!)

Those of use in our 30s have seen the internet and its tools evolve and so IM/chat etc is not much different from Twitter which has the added community element.

However, why would a Gen Y want to use Twitter when they have been communicating the lives online via fourplay: image, audio, video and text? Remember, Twitter is a (mini) blog, not a social network and therefore I'm sure many Gen Y blog on their social profile with some exceptions.

By: Nick Stamoulis

Nick Stamoulis — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 14:02:25 +0000

For a while now I would always see an older crowd using Twitter but I am seeing much more of a younger generation starting get envolved.

By: webline08

webline08 — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 10:16:12 +0000

It's mostly those into internet business who are going to use twitter, that's what I've noticed

By: Mollybob

Mollybob — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 08:29:19 +0000

I was thinking about this a while back. I think it's got to do with what goes on on Twitter. Those statistics you gave about the 22% that do use Twitter confirm something I wrote a few weeks ago suggesting that Twitter may not be the place for Gen Y because it seems to mostly be about shared interests and communities of practice… something that developmentally, Generation Y aren't interested in yet.

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By: Himanshu

Himanshu — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 07:16:57 +0000

I think you are right Andy, because the passive Twitter audience people who don’t actually tweet, hence accounting for the difference between traffic and users – will likely continue to grow, much in the way that blogs have over the past decade.People will visit the Twitter profiles of friends, family, or their favorite celebrities, and access that information in different ways, whether it’s through clients or portals that attempt to aggregate it.

By: Jayson

Jayson — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 06:29:04 +0000

Seems about right – I've never heard a young person talking about twitter. It seems like it's more older folks; people that aren't out socializing as much as they did when they were younger. People with time on their hands to sit around and be online. I can't see twitter lasting too long – I've been on it for a few months and it's still not fun – I'll keep trying though

I guess it's fun for you celebrities

Facebook has staying power and many more features…it's got something for everyone.

Teenagers use text messages, which work great.

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By: Ari Herzog

Ari Herzog — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 04:35:00 +0000

Like others, I'm not surprised. This data reinforces other studies I've seen. I'll go further and suggest the 22% who use Twitter are also on LinkedIn, as I see a commonality between the two.

By: arkrausehardie

arkrausehardie — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 04:12:59 +0000

Actually I'm not surprised. I don't think they see the point of it. They may change as the value of twitter becomes more clearly articulated. Twitter isn't seen as a tool but a weird toy.

By: Sarah

Sarah — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 03:58:01 +0000

Exactly!! Although my classmates had so much fun tweeting during my presentation that they said they would consider continuing. Most students I've talked to say that they “don't get Twitter.”

By: alex

alex — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 03:55:37 +0000

you are absolutely right. I am one of the 22% who is on twitter, and I literally get picked on by my peers for it.

Of course, I'm running a business, and have a need for good connections with people. My friends, they do not.

By: Andy Beal

Andy Beal — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 03:54:22 +0000

Wow! So I'm guessing Facebook is still the social network of choice?